Images (p. 790)

Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Epic of Gilgamesh Tablet from Hattusa

The cuneiform inscription on this clay tablet (VAT 12890) narrates part of the Epic of Gilgamesh (written c. 2150 - 1400 BCE). The obverse of this tablet relates the second dream of Gilgamesh on the journey to the Forest of Cedar, and part...

Image by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

The Story of Ahiqar

This papyrus is written in Aramaic and mentions the story of Ahiqar (the Words of Ahikar) who was a chancellor to the Assyrian kings Sennacherib (r. 705-681 BCE) and Esarhaddon (r. 681-669 BCE). This papyrus came from Elephantine in Upper...

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Aftermath of the Battle of Indus

A painting of the aftermath of the Battle of Indus (1221 CE), from the Chinggiskhannama. The painting depicts Jalal al-Din Mingburnu (1199 - 1231 CE), the last ruler of the Khwarazmian dynasty, crossing the Indus River to escape the onslaught...

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Portrait of Kublai Khan

A painting of Mongol ruler Kublai Khan (r. 1260 - 1294 CE) by the Nepalese astrologer and artist Araniko (1245–1306 CE). Although the portrait depicts Kublai Khan as he appeared at the beginning of his reign, it was actually painted after...

Image by A. Omer Karamollaoglu

Wagon Yurt or Khibitkha

A wagon yurt or khibitkha. This type of yurt (or ger), used by nomadic Asian steppe peoples like the Mongols, was permanently mounted on a wagon so that it could be easily moved from camp to camp.

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Yurt Interior

The interior of a traditional yurt or ger tent. Made from wool felt stretched over a wooden frame, the tents were used by nomadic Asian steppe peoples like the Mongols.

Image by Michael Chu

Traditional Yurts

Traditional yurts (gers) in the Gobi desert. These tents, used by nomadic tribes of the Asian steppe, were traditionally made from felt and had wooden doors.